Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Without Drugs
Alternatives to prescription drugs for insomnia offer better, safer and more long-lasting solutions, experts say. New York Times, 6-17-19. Read more here.
Intranasal Ketamine for the Relief of Cluster Headache
The author offers anecdotal evidence of the anesthetic agent in relieving and reducing episodic as well as chronic cluster attacks. Read more here. John Claude Krusz, Phd, MD discusses Ketamine use in Migraine, Cluster Headache, and Neuropathic Pain Disorders. Read...
Refractory Chronic Migraine… By Dr. Lawrence Robbins
Building off of his refractory chronic migraine scale for adults, the author proposes a rating scale for adolescents. Dr. Lawrence Robbins, MD, Practical Pain Management, June 2019. Read more here.
Supplements for Brain Health Show no Benefit…
A recent study found that a quarter of adults over 50 take a supplement for brain-related health. But that same study, done by experts convened by the AARP, suggests that seniors should spend their money elsewhere. The supplements don’t work. The Conversation,...
Is There a Link Between Migraine and Neck Pain?
Millions of Australians are affected by neck pain at some stage of their life and now researchers are aiming to find a link between the condition and debilitating headaches. 6-19-19. Read more here.
Erenumab Effective in Those With Prior Failed Migraine Treatments
For people with episodic migraine whose previous prophylactic treatments have failed, erenumab may represent an efficacious and tolerable treatment, according to a study recently published in the journal Cephalalgia. Placebo response rate was found to be lower among...
How a Nurse With a Hole in Her Skull Changed the Medical History of Migraine
In 1936, Alfred Goltman, a physician from Tennessee, reported on one of his cases in the prominent medical journal Allergy. The patient was a 26-year-old woman with a history of headaches, nausea, and vomiting since childhood. Goltman believed the observations he had...
You Might Get a Headache After Eating Because…
Have you ever had a delicious dinner, only to feel like you were hit over the head with a bat 20 minutes later for seemingly no reason? It totally sucks, but headaches after eating are a real thing—and there are many different culinary culprits. Here are six reasons...
Modeling Migraine Conversations
If you live with migraine, you know that discussing the disease can be difficult. That’s why the American Migraine Foundation and Dawn Buse, PhD, psychologist and clinical professor of neurology, put together some helpful tips to navigate those tough conversations to...
Yoga and Ayurveda May Reduce Migraine Pain
Traditional Ayurveda along with Yoga therapy reduces symptoms, intensity of pain and improves Quality of life in Migraine patients. August 2018. Read more here